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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Lyca Kovai Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Lyca Kovai Kings beat Ba11sy Trichy by 8 wickets
Can Trichy Grand Cholas stop the impressive run of Lyca Kovai Kings?
Our prediction is for Trichy Grand Cholas to win
Tournament: | Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | SNR College Cricket Stadium, Coimbatore, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 24.1°C|Light rain |
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Lyca Kovai Kings are aiming for a fourth consecutive victory at the start of the season when they take on Trichy Grand Cholas at home. This has been a rich source of points for Kovai Kings, who have beaten Trichy in the last five meetings without exception. However, the challenge from Rahil Shah’s team will be quite promising given the start made to the season.
It is a sharp contrast to the 2023 season for Trichy Grand Cholas, who finished at the bottom of the table with defeats in all seven games. It is also a great time to expect Trichy to end their poor head-to-head record against the Kovai Kings, who have secured a victory in the last five meetings against this opponent without exception. The SNR College Cricket Ground will once again be the location for this Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 match.
126/10 in 16.4 7.56
193/2 in 20.0 9.65
146/6 in 19.0 7.68
TNPL T20 2023
135/2 in 11.5 11.41
71/10 in 13.4 5.2
TNPL T20 2023
Chepauk Super Gillies won by 58 runs
129/7 in 20.0 6.45
172/1 in 18.3 9.3
167/7 in 20.0 8.35
160/7 in 20.0 8
159/8 in 20.0 7.95
205/5 in 20.0 10.25
TNPL T20 2023
Lyca Kovai Kings won by 104 runs
101/10 in 15.0 6.73
193/7 in 20.0 9.65
TNPL T20 2023
Lyca Kovai Kings won by 30 runs
163/9 in 20.0 8.15
Lyca Kovai Kings won by 6 wickets
Trichy Grand Cholas had a disastrous 2023 campaign with the team losing all seven matches in the group stages. They finished bottom with also the worst Net Run Rate (NRR) figures. Since its inception, the franchise from Trichy has failed to finish higher than sixth in the season. However, the 2024 season has been the most promising yet with the team ing four points already from just three matches.
The batting line-up has shown a lot of promise and the team has done very well to almost snatch a total of 200 in back-to-back games. The recent match against Salem Spartans witnessed one of the solid performances across the lineup with other of the batting line-up contributing immensely. So far this season, Sanjay has been the top player with 152 runs and he is second in the list of top run scorers this season.
K Easwaran shined in the first match with six wickets from his four overs, but the last two games have been dominated by Saravana Kumar, who had three scalps in the win over Salem Spartans. Saravana Kumar helped disrupt the early momentum for Salem Spartans with crucial wickets.
Arjun Murthy, Waseem Ahmed, S Shyam Sundar, Jafar Jamal, Sanjay Yadav, R Rajkumar, Saravana Kumar, Antony Dhas (c), Kannan Vignesh, Athisayaraj Davidson, P Nirmal Kumar, K Easwaran
Jafar Jamal, Antony Dhas, Ravi Rajkumar, SP Vinod, S Shyam Sundar, PS Nirmal Kumar, Murthy Prabhu, Sanjay Yadav, Saravana Kumar P, Waseem Ahmed, Kannan Vignesh
Armed with a strong batting line-up that has grown in confidence over the last few games, Kovai Kings are in an excellent position. However, overcoming the second-placed team will be the biggest challenge they have faced so far this season. Kovai Kings have already had some close calls like the victory over Tiruppur Tamizhans by just a single run. However, a huge nine-wicket victory over Nellai Royal Kings has firmly put attention on the table leaders.
Balasubramaniam Sachin was the top player for Kovai Kings in the win over Nellai Royal Kings with his 76 runs helping him take 169 runs from the three innings. However, he might be unavailable due to an injury sustained in the game against Nellai Royal Kings.
Kovai Kings have been superior to most of the opposition courtesy of the bowling department as well. The top wicket-taker for the team continues to be Shahrukh Khan, who finished last season with 17 wickets. So far this season, he has managed five wickets from three games at an average economy of just 5.81 – the best among the top 10 bowlers so far this season.
Sai Sudharsan, Suresh Kumar, Balasubramaniam Sachin, M Shahrukh Khan (c), U Mukilesh, Ram Arvindh, Mohammed Mohammed, Manimaran Siddharth, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan
J Suresh Kumar, Ram Arvindh, S Sujay, Shahrukh Khan, Sai Sudharsan, M Mohammed, U Mukilesh, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, KG Thamarai Kannan, Manimaran Siddharth
The weather conditions in Coimbatore are expected to be tricky for the match, as rain is expected for a big chunk of the day. The average temperature should be around 26°C and a wicket that behaves differently is expected in the second half of the game. The bowlers will also find it difficult to keep the ball during the second innings.
The SNR College Cricket Ground will be the venue for the game. The average score in the first innings stands at 146 while the average second innings score is 139. The team’s batting second has won the game in three of the last four matches at this venue.
Kovai Kings’ decision to bowl first against Nellai Royal Kings proved crucial with the wicket altering significantly for the second innings due to rain. Once again, rain is expected for the game and it will make things tricky for the bowlers in the second half. The best choice will be to bowl first.
Kovai Kings have a lot of momentum coming into the game and they will be facing Trichy Grand Cholas in great shape for the first time. Trichy might have suffered five consecutive losses against this opponent but their batters have been in great shape coming into the game. Kovai Kings might be a little overconfident coming from the nine-wicket victory over Nellai Royal Kings.
Our prediction is for Trichy Grand Cholas to win
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